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- Hot times and wild life: Facebook users offer alternatives to Nevada's new tourism slogan
- Wednesday, April 10, 2013
- Given a chance to suggest an alternative to the state of Nevada’s new tourism slogan, social media users responded as if a $9 million payday were on the line. That’s how much the state spent to develop and advertise its slogan — “A World Within. A State Apart.” — which was unveiled Tuesday.
- Pop quiz: Test your knowledge of state tourism slogans
- Tuesday, April 9, 2013
- How recognizable and memorable are state travel and tourism slogans? Here’s a test.
- Signs of life: Is Las Vegas moving beyond the recession?
- Thursday, March 28, 2013
- From the patio dining area of Tacos El Gordo on Las Vegas Boulevard, there’s a view of the city’s past five agonizing years, its uncertain present and its possibly exhilarating future. Look, past the roadside signs for the tattoo parlor, smoke shop and foot reflexology joint in the strip mall between Encore and the Riviera. There, stark against the desert sky and the western mountains, are the skeletons of two unfinished buildings on the former Echelon property, one made of concrete, one of steel and both abandoned when the recession took down Las Vegas’ economy.
- Rolling the dice: A look at some of the most famous — and infamous — weddings in Las Vegas history
- Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013
- After their May 1967 wedding at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Elvis and Priscilla Presley spent only six years as a married couple before divorcing in 1973.
- Hundreds of thousands ring in 2013 in Las Vegas
- Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013
- With fireworks, fanfare and frivolity, Las Vegas once again showed the world Monday night how to put on a New Year's Eve party as 300,000-plus New Year's Eve revelers on the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street braved sub-freezing temperatures to toast the first few ticks of 2013.
- Blog: Celebrating New Year's Eve, Vegas style
- Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
- Despite a nip in the air as temperatures drop into the 30s, Las Vegas is giving its traditional warm New Year's Eve welcome to hundreds of thousands of visitors tonight throughout the Strip and in the downtown's Fremont Street. As the expected gathering of some 314,000 revelers celebrate, Sun reporters and photographers will be capturing the sights and sounds of celebration.
- Pop quiz: How well do you know the classic neon signs of Vegas?
- Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012
- It’s time for a Las Vegas history test, presented one letter at a time. We picture letters from seven signs on display at the Neon Museum, 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North. The museum is home to more than 150 signs from Las Vegas casinos and other businesses, including hotels, restaurants and wedding chapels. Scroll through these photos to see if you can tell which casinos or hotels these letters came from.
- Tough customer: A head-to-toe look at a bull rider's many injuries
- Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012
- J.W. Harris doesn’t remember the name of the bull that smashed his face four years ago at a rodeo in San Antonio, Texas. But the patch of scar tissue below Harris' left eye is a permanent reminder of the gruesome injury.
- Warning! Do not attempt this Las Vegas motorcyclist's tricks at home
- Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
- Las Vegas resident Nick Brocha makes his living riding motorcycles in ways that scream for a "don't try this at home" warning — including while standing on his head, or balancing on the bike on one foot while steering with the other. But he says he's not a daredevil. Brocha, of Henderson, is one of the most accomplished competitors in the niche sport of freestyle riding. The 34-year-old performs at bike shows and competitions worldwide for appearance fees and prize money.
- Pink October: A glance at Las Vegas breast cancer fundraisers and the donations they produced
- Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012
- People have been coming to Las Vegas for years in search of gold, silver and green, but a splash of another color was on display last month in the city.
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